Emergencies
For Police, Fire, Ambulance & Coast Guard dial 999 (emergencies only)
You can also dial 112 anywhere in the European Community to contact emergency services.
Sussex Police - Non-emergency
Sussex Police online (external link)
Telephone: 0845 6070999
Fax: 01273 404274
People with hearing or speech difficulties can use a text minicom on 01273 483435
Fire Service - Safety advice
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service online (external link)
Fire Safety or Community Safety: 0845 130 8855
Freephone Community Fire Safety Hotline: 0800 731 9119
Firesetters Confidential Hotline: 0800 731 9119
Fire Service - for Operational (Firefighting) activities
Hove, Lewes, Barcombe, Newhaven and Seaford areas: 01273 730254
Brighton and Roedean areas:01273 685152
Forest Row, Eastbourne, Uckfield, Crowborough, Mayfield, Wadhurst, Burwash, Heathfield and Hailsham areas: 01825 745901
Hastings (Bohemia Road and The Ridge), Battle, Broad Oak, Rye, Bexhill, Pevensey and Herstmonceux areas: 01424 440136
Coast Guard - enquiries & weather reports
Ring 01304 210008 (24 hours service)
Hospitals
East Sussex Hospitals Trust (external link)
Eastbourne DGH 01323 417400
Hastings Conquest & Bexhill hospital 01424 755255
Crowborough birthing centre 01892 654080/603111
Uckfield Community hospital 01825 769999
Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath 01444 441881
Flooding
Environment Agency 24 hour Floodline (external link) or call 0845 9881188
Electricity
If there's a power cut telephone Seeboard Energy on 0800 7838866
Gas
If you smell gas, telephone freephone 0800 111 999
Water
South East Water (external link) - 24 hour emergency line on 0845 602 1724
Southern Water (external link) - 0845 278 0845
Animals
RSPCA (external link) cruelty hotline 0300 1234 999
Dog warden service 01323 443555
Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare (external link) 01825 840252
Malicious telephone calls
Call 150 (if you have a BT line) or the Advice Line on 0808 1000777
Wealden District Council emergency contact details
Out of hours Lifeline service
Emergency planning
Planning carried out by the Council on how we would respond to a local, regional or national emergency.
